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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: bgrant_std01<bgrant_std01@tatanova.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 01:31:02 +0530
Subject: From Frank..

Attention friend,

I am mr. Frank Dave,i am contacting you in regards to a business
transfer of sum money from a deceased customer\'s account who on the
25th of July 2000 died alongside with his family in the crash of the
Air France Concorde flight 4590. He is from Germany and he is a german
property magnate . His name is Mr. Andreas Schranner

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone
apprehensive,I would like to assure you that i am sending you this mail
with the best of intensions.

PROPOSAL;
Since then we have been trying to get this funds out of the bank, the
sum of US$14,200,000.00 (fourteen Million two hundred thousand United
StatesDollars) in an account that belongs to him. Since his death, none
of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this
money as the heir. This money cannot be release from his account unless
someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as
indicated in our banking guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by us for the funds to be released in your favour as the
beneficiary's next of kin.

It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate
court,an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following

1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.

These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
the transfer can be made. I shall be compensating you with 15% of this
sum. 5% will mapped out for any expenses both side might incure at the
end of the transaction.The rest will be for my side. You will keep your
share while my own remains in your account for further investment when
I will come to your country.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of
the trust i have bestowed in you in the pursuit of this claim.

I will give you more information as regard to this as soon as you
reply.I await your urgent response to this email.

Regards,

Frank Dave.

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